Actor info
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Name :
Charles Middleton
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Born :
October 2, 1874 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA (74 years at death)
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Died :
April 22, 1949
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
177 films (1928–1996)
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Also known as :
Charles B. Middleton, Charlie Middleton, Chas. Middleton, Charles Middletown, Charles Brown Middleton
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Biography
Charles Brown Middleton (October 3, 1874 – April 22, 1949) was an American stage and film actor. During a film career that began at age 46 and lasted almost 30 years, he appeared in nearly 200 films as well as numerous plays. Sometimes credited as Charles B. Middleton, he is perhaps best remembered for his role as the villainous emperor Ming the Merciless in the three Flash Gordon serials made between 1936 and 1940.
Notable films
- The Killers (1946) as Farmer (uncredited)
- Batman (1943) as Ken Colton
- Sergeant York (1941) as Mountaineer (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) as Leader
- Gone with the Wind (1939) as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
